With all of the attention that the legendary West Coast rap group NWA has been getting as of lately due to the Straight Outta Compton biopic, even people who are not diehard fans of the group are sparking an interest to know more. I came across a super dope throwback video of the NWA boys getting interviewed by Fab 5 Freddy from Yo! MTV Raps. When he asked the group who came up with the name for the album, DJ Yella said it was all him right before he was interrupted by Eazy-E – who then proceeded to curse at Yella and make it known he was the brains behind the title. All you hear is Freddy say, “That’s kind of raw” because it got so awkward that he had no idea what else to say. LMAO, CLASSIC! This should have definitely been in the movie. Check out the throwback clip below.
(Video) Legendary Ed Lover Explains Why He Wouldn’t Go Back To “Yo! MTV Raps”
You had to be there for the early days of this amazing culture. What helped it thrive was MTV’s “Yo! MTV Raps.” Co-hosted by Ed Lover, the show was a platform specifically for hip hop. Unfortunately, you’d be hard pressed to see MTV play videos anymore — especially like before. Well, one TMZ cameraman caught up to Mr. Lover and asked if he’d take part in the resurrection of the show. Check his response after the jump.
Nas, Mainstream?
What was it like to be accepted by the mainstream via the film fest, moderator Gayle King asked Nasir Jones about his up-coming documentary, Time Is Illmatic making its debut during April’s TriBeCa Film Festival. Last evening, the Tanning Of America: One Nation Under Hip-Hop premiere took place and along with King were panelists Nas, Al Sharpton, Fab 5 Freddy, Daymond John and Steve Stoute, author of he Tanning Of America: How Hip-Hop Created A Culture That Rewrote The Rules Of The New Economy. While Sharpten thinks that mainstream fell upon Nas, Nas doesn’t doesn’t think that he’a mainstream at all. “Nas never wanted to go mainstream,” Sharpton said during the discussion. “Instead, the mainstream went to Nas.” Find out the “Nasty” rapper’s response to the question, after the jump.
(Photo) Ol’ Dirty Bastard Mural In Brooklyn
Fab 5 Freddy & Raekwon just tweeted this photo of a mural of Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s infamous food stamp card in Brooklyn. If you’ve never seen it before, check it out after the jump. Gernique N
